2008 World Music Awards
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The 20th annual World Music Awards was held on 9 November 2008 in Monaco. Awards are given based on worldwide sales figures for that year. The ceremony was hosted by actor Jesse Metcalfe and singer Michelle Williams.[1]
Performers[edit]
- Alicia Keys
- Anastacia
- Beyoncé
- Estelle
- Kate Ryan
- Kid Rock
- Laurent Wolf feat. Anggun
- Madcon
- Nancy Ajram
- Solange
Nominees[edit]
Below is a list of all the nominees for each award, the winners are in bold.
World's Best Selling Record Act[edit]
World's Best Selling Pop Female Artist[edit]
World's Best Selling Pop Male Artist[edit]
World's Best Selling Pop/Rock Female Artist[edit]
World's Best Selling Pop/Rock Male Artist[edit]
World's Best Selling Rock Act[edit]
World's Best Selling R&B Female[edit]
- Alicia Keys
- Leona Lewis
- Rihanna
- Mariah Carey[1]
World's Best Selling R&B Male[edit]
World's Best Selling New R&B Act[edit]
World's Best Selling New Act[edit]
World's Best Selling Hip Hop/Rap Artist[edit]
World's Best DJ[edit]
World's Best Selling Latin Performer[edit]
Legend Awards[edit]
Diamond Award[edit]
Outstanding Contribution to the Arts[edit]
Special Achievement Award[edit]
Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry[edit]
Regional Awards[edit]
- World's Best Selling African Artist: Akon
- World's Best Selling American Artist: Madonna
- World's Best Selling Australian Artist: Delta Goodrem
- World's Best Selling Benelux Artist: Kate Ryan
- World's Best Selling British Artist: Coldplay
- World's Best Selling Canadian Artist: Celine Dion
- World's Best Selling Chinese Artist: Jay Chou
- World's Best Selling French Artist: Christophe Mae
- World's Best Selling German Artist: Die Ärzte
- World's Best Selling Irish Artist: The Script
- World's Best Selling Italian Artist: Jovanotti
- World's Best Selling Japanese Artist: Exile
- World's Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist: Nancy Ajram
- World's Best Selling Nigerian Artist: 2Face
- World's Best Selling Norwegian Artist: Madcon
- World's Best Selling Russian Artist: Filipp Kirkorov
- World's Best Selling Spanish Artist: Enrique Iglesias
- World's Best Selling Swedish Artist: Basshunter[citation needed]
- World's Best selling Pop artist: Katy Perry
- World's Best selling Afro artist: 2Face
- World's Artist of the year: Katy Perry
International telecasts[edit]
United Kingdom: Channel 4
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "World Music Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Lucy (10 November 2008). "Leona Lewis, Amy Winehouse and Coldplay win at the World Music Awards". Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "MARIAH CAREY – CAREY AND KNOWLES LEAD WORLD MUSIC AWARDS". contactmusic.com. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009. Unknown parameter
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